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Building a Better Home for Storytellers

The Center for Fiction is relevant as ever as a home for readers and writers of all ages and backgrounds. Working together to carry out The Center’s mission are two Rutgers graduates—Executive Director Traci Lester RBS’00 and Senior Director of Public Programming Melanie McNair GSC’15—who are committed to helping everyone share their stories.


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Drinking in the Magic

Matt Cortland SAS’11 is cofounder and CEO of The Cauldron Co., which operates magic-themed pubs and restaurants in England, Scotland, and the United States. A new venue will open soon, not far from his alma mater.


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Energizing Student Service

John Adams RC’65 has stepped up to support a major new initiative that seeks to foster a student commitment to public service and civic engagement. The Rutgers Summer Service Internship (RSSI) Initiative will place Rutgers undergraduates as paid summer interns at non-profit and public service organizations.


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    Building a Better Home for Storytellers

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    Two alumnae at New York City’s Center for Fiction are broadening its literary horizons.

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    Drinking in the Magic

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    Matt Cortland casts a spell at The Cauldron, where customers step into a world that blends mixology and fantasy.

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    Alumna Named World Food Prize Laureate

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    NASA climate scientist Cynthia Rosenzweig won the $250,000 prize for modeling how climate change affects food production

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